Item 03: George R. Faulkner war diary, 6 July 1916-17 November 1916 - Page 41
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fell in on top of them, all were bruised, but no bones broken – Next morning they had the dug out fixed up again & with a big notice "Do drop in Dug Out" – Went for a walk as it was quiet into the Town of "Fleurbaix", nearly every building is more or less wrecked must have been some very heavy street fighting as a lot of houses are barricaded & loopholed for the machine Guns. The Church was intact till the first week of August, it is now like most of the other just a mass of debris – I got some of the glass from behind the altar as a Souvenir.
10/9/16 Sunday
Nice day – Len Gurner was trying to make small chips with his pen knife to make a fire for breakfast & he cut the top of his finger clean off. I very fortunately stopped the bleeding almost immediately, he went in to see a doctor later & it started bleeding again, so much so that the artery had to be tied – Have Len on light duties – Very quiet.
11/9/16 Monday
Dull & raining – Had a few calls – Fritz very quiet